VIEWS:

WHO’S IN CHARGE? YOU ARE

LAWRENCE H. MESKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1070-1071. [PDF]  

LETTERS:

DOING IT ALL

Wayne W. Maibaum
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1072. [PDF]  

AN OMISSION

H. Barry Waldman
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1072. [PDF]  

TOOTHBRUSH CARE

R. Tom Glass
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1072. [PDF]  

NEEDY CHILDREN

David Campbell
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1072-1073. [PDF]  

OPPOSING CHIP

J. Dennis Lewis
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1073. [PDF]  

NEWS:

ADA’S DR. LAURENCE CHOW RECEIVES IADR AWARD

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1080. [PDF]  

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1080. [PDF]  

QUICK CANCER TEST DEVELOPED

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1080-1082. [PDF]  

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1081. [PDF]  

HOW ADA POLICY COMES INTO BEING

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1081. [PDF]  

MEETINGS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1082. [PDF]  

APPOINTMENTS/ELECTIONS/AWARDS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1082-1083. [PDF]  

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1083. [PDF]  

HEALTH MEDIA WATCH:

COMBINED HEAD AND NECK CANCER THERAPY FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1084. [PDF]  

HANDLING FAMILY SECRETS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1084. [PDF]  

AEROSOLS CONTAMINATE SCRUB JACKETS

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1084-1085. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

URGENT CARE IN THE DENTAL OFFICE: By Geza T. Terezhalmy and Levente G. Batizy, Carol Stream, Ill., Quintessence Publishing Co., 1998, 256 pages, $68, ISBN 0-86715-323-7

Anthony J. DiAngelis
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1085-1086. [PDF]  

BOOKS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1086. [PDF]  

CYBERNEWS:

CyberNews

J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1087. [PDF]  

COVER STORY:

Survival Rates of Teeth Adjacent to Treated and Untreated Posterior Bounded Edentulous Spaces

DANIEL A. SHUGARS, JAMES D. BADER, B. ALEXANDER WHITE, MARK S. SCURRIA, WILLIAM J. HAYDEN, JR., and RAUL I. GARCIA
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1089-1095. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RESEARCH:

REPLACING POSTERIOR TEETH WITH FREESTANDING IMPLANTS: FOUR-YEAR PROSTHODONTIC RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

ALI MUFTU and ROBERT J. CHAPMAN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1097-1102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF EXTRANEOUS LIGHT ON PHOTOACTIVATED RESIN COMPOSITES

MARK D. DLUGOKINSKI, W. FRANK CAUGHMAN, and FREDERICK A. RUEGGEBERG
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1103-1109. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DENTAL ANXIETY

PATRICIA A. DOERR, W. PAUL LANG, LINDA V. NYQUIST, and DAVID L. RONIS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1111-1119. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EFFECT OF DENTAL TREATMENT ON THE LUNG FUNCTION OF CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA

TANYA MATHEW, PAUL S. CASAMASSIMO, STEPHEN WILSON, JAMES PREISCH, ELIZABETH ALLEN, and JOHN R. HAYES
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1120-1128. [Abstract] [PDF]  

USING ULTRASONOGRAPHY TO DIAGNOSE SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME

LOUIS MANDEL and YOUNGSON SONG ORCHOWSKI
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1129-1133. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OBSERVATIONS:

REMOVING A PARTIALLY LOOSE FIXED PROSTHESIS

GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1135-1137. [PDF]  

TOWARD MOLECULARLY BASED DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE ORAL CAVITY

HAROLD C. SLAVKIN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1138-1143. [PDF]  

DENTISTRY AND THE LAW:

HMOS AND LIABILITY: A recent court case explores whether HMOs can be held liable for the actions of their participating doctors.

PETER M. SFIKAS
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1144-1146. [PDF]  

CLINICAL DIRECTIONS:

INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK USING THE INTERNAL OBLIQUE RIDGE

JAMES H. QUINN
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1147-1148. [PDF]  

USING CRAYONS TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT FRONT-TOOTH WEAR PATTERNS

DAVID A. COOK
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1149-1150. [PDF]  

TRENDS:

SOLO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND SPECIALISTS

L. JACKSON BROWN and VICKIE LAZAR
J Am Dent Assoc 1998; 129: 1155-1159. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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